[David Goldberg]

Hi! Upload your recordings, and get feedback from your peers!

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[touzet]

— Tractor Supply Co. : added the Company Tagline because this came from a video which I’m sure had plenty of logo images.

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[Eliz_10]

Hello Touzet,
I love both your spots. The rich, deep tones of your voice and the “heartland” delivery make each very believable. They feel like they come straight from the heart. I can easily hear your voice narrating a Clydesdale/Budweiser commercial.

Good job,
Elizabeth

[Sherry Newell]

Take 2. I’ve converted the file format to mp3. These scripts are taken from the script library for practice. Thanks for listening 🙂

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[Sherry Newell]

Hi Everyone! I’m brand new to this and working on homework for narration. I just recorded these on my phone for now while I’m still learning my DAW. All feedback welcome 🙂
Thanks in advance!

[Sherry Newell]

Oops, gotta fix my file format and then I’ll try again.

[Bil-Bo]

Runza Restaurant
Here at Runza, many people ask us why we don’t serve breakfast. Our answer is simple, because we’re busy making lunch. We’re up with the roosters each morning to start hand slicing onion rings and making Runza sandwiches. And we wouldn’t have time for that if we had to spend our mornings figuring out how to inject syrup into bread. Seriously, people actually do that, but not us, because we don’t do everything. We do our thing. Runza, the difference is real.

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[touzet]

Very cool style. There’s something kind of strange with the recording though. Might be caused by excessive noise reduction application or some other processing.

[Sherry Newell]

Sounds great! I felt like I was listening to an add on the radio. I like the pacing you had, and there was just one spot that I felt like the words were maybe run together just a bit. It was at “Runza sandwiches”. That z sound into the s is probably a little tricky. Well done 🙂

[Evalena Taylor]

Intended audience for this one would be pre-k and maybe it’s a preview for a kids e-learning course. Would love some kind criticism!

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[Sherry Newell]

I really liked the direction you took this! I could tell you were talking to a kid, but with excitement that wasn’t over the top or talking down to them. Good clear words. Well done 🙂

[eglover177]

Hello all just recorded a cold read any criticism is appreciated

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[Evalena Taylor]

What a rich, personable sound you have! I thought you started strong with that nice, relatable inflection. The slightly more dramatic changes in pitch after about 0:06 secs makes it feel a little less like a “real” conversation. You could try some visual exercises to really get into where you are, exactly who you’re talking to, and what kind of response you’re trying to get from them. That helps me a LOT. You have a great sound and I hope we continue to hear more from you!

[danielh04]

Hello again!
Here are some reads I’ve done for practice, let me know your feedback, it’s greatly appreciated.

Spotify
Sometimes you don’t quite know what you want. Hip hop or K-pop? Modern country or classic R&B? EDM or Emo? Sometimes you just gotta skip through until you find just what you’re looking for. Right now you’re limited to 6 skips an hour. But with premium you can have as many skips as you want. Want to try it out free for 30 days? Tap the banner to learn more.

Toyota
Rise up and flee your cubicle. Matrix. It was sent here to free you. Adrenaline-charged performance and up to 53 cubic feet for cargo. The freedom to leave it all behind. The freedom to bring it all with. Toyota…Moving forward.

Purina One
Purina One Special Formula For Cats is made with real chicken. Good news for your cat. Great news for your canary. For a complete adult diet for your cat and the real chicken he wants, give him Purina One Special Formula. Your canary will thank you for it. Purina One. Second to none.

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[sarahtranchina]

Hey Daniel! Nice work throughout! I think your voice is so well suited for the Spotify ad! The only thing I would say to play with is to give the listener a different quality when you get to “right now you’re limited to 6 skips an hour” (ie: lame, right?) so that you can then let them know you’ve got the solution with Premium. With Toyota, I would say maybe watch out for annunciation throughout and pacing. It seemed just a tad rushed (might have been in editing, I’ve done that myself plenty of times.) Purina One also great, I would again focus on annunciation and also the pronunciation of canary. Awesome stuff!

[BONKmk]

Hey all, first time uploading here after a session for homework. Any critiques for any of these three narrations would be super appreciated!

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[eglover177]

Great read however, I think you can add some emotion

[BONKmk]

Here they are as MP3s.

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[sarahtranchina]

Hey there! I think these are great, the three scripts you picked have a nice range. You have great tone and quality to your voice. I agree with RYoung, especially in the first clip there’s a bit of a staccato with your phrases. The instructional video is a great fit for you! In the second clip there were some sibilant s’ in the second half of your script… I’m not sure what you had the gain set as, but it might also be mic placement. The third clip was super fun! I’d say you can have even more fun/energy with your delivery on it because of the subject matter. Great work!

[RYoung]

Technically reads are very well done. They are however slightly staccato. I would try to smooth them out slightly to connect the thoughts better, hope that helps and great work on this!

[RYoung]

This is an example of a PSA with some emotion and caring attitude. Any thought are welcome, thanks.

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[Mitch_Crawford]

R: I really like this read. You have great, deep, rich tones in your voice. You also have an accent I can’t place, which is a positive–it’s a universal voice, so an international PSA works well. I love how you say “violence and oppression…their past defined by terror…” Great read. Sorry, can’t find a critique.

[RYoung]

Thanks for listening Mitch.

[mkell755]

Hi everyone! It’s been a bit since I’ve posted. Currently working to get my recording levels right so I can record my first demo. Any and all feedback is welcome. This is one script read 4 ways. Which one do you like or not like? Thank you!!

Mary

International Coffees
As soon as Colette threw the cup she realized her mistake. She could live without Jean Pierre, but that was her last cup of French Vanilla Café. International Coffees

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[sarahtranchina]

Hey Mary! I liked the first read as well. I agree with Robert on the volume level. I would keep the normalization at -3db, but keep playing with the gain mic volume. One other note (probably because the volume was up) but I did also hear some mouth sounds… probably won’t hear it once your levels are set though! Nice job!

[mkell755]

Thanks for the feedback Sarah! My gain was turned up higher than typical on for these, and in combination with normalization at -3db didn’t quite get it right. Yes I heard the mouth noises too; will work on that as I have not really heard them before the mic was turned up. Thanks for the tips!

Mary

[Andrea]

Hi Mary,

I liked the first read. Maybe you could give equal weight to “last” and “cup” like you did in the other reads.
It didn’t sound too loud to me. On the contrary, I had the impression that the first sentence in #2 and #3 was more silent than the rest.
Nice work!

Andrea

[mkell755]

Thanks for the feedback Andrea! Good idea about emphasizing last and cup – it’s a short script and that does seem to be one of the main focal points. I do have some work to do on the sounds levels for sure. Thanks again!

Mary

[Robert Broussard]

Mary, That was good, but maybe a little too loud. Are you compressing your voice some?

[mkell755]

Thanks for listening Robert! I am trying to get my levels up to record for the demo without the need to use the Normalization effect, but then I normalized this file after increasing gain and mic volume, up to -3db, so I will try again without Normalizing and see if that makes a difference. I have not used any compression that I am aware of? Thank you!

Mary

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